Window.



J. WEBER.

WINDOW.

APPLICATION TILED MAY 21,1913. 1,], 19,482, Patented Dec. 1,1914.

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JACOB WEBER, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Application filed May 21, 1913. Serial No. 768,998.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB WEBER, a citizen ofthe Kingdom of Hungary, residing in New York, in the borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in WVindows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a window 111 which the sashes are pivoted to swing in ward into horizontal position for a convenient cleaning of the outside surfaces of the window panes.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure'1 represents an end-elevation of my improved window, Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same on line 2-2, Fig. 1, showing the sashes in closed position, Fig. 3 1s also a vertical transverse section, showing the lower sash in inwardly-lowered position for cleaning the same, Fig. l is a ver tical transverse section on line 4 -4, Fig. 5, drawn on a larger scale, and Fig. 5 is a detail horizontal section on line 5-5, Fig. 4.

Similar letters of reference indicate cor responding parts throughout the different figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, 0 represents the casing, a the lower, and I) the upper sash of my improved window. The sashes are guided by three guide-strips cl, d, (F, .of which the intermediate guide-strip is somewhat narrower than the outer and inner guide-strips d and (Z. The outer guidestrip is stationary, while the lower sections of the intermediate and inner guidestrips (Z d are detachable. The detachable portions extend somewhat above the meeting rails of the sashes and are made taper ing at the upper ends so as to project into V-shaped recesses of the upper portions of the guide-strips. The adjacent ends of the removable section and of the upper stationary section of the guide-strips d, al are reinforced by metallic plates at, which correspond in shape with the shape of the ad jacent ends of the guide strips which are attached thereto by means of fastening screws, as shown clearly in Fig, 2. To the upper ends of the intermediate'and inner detachable guide-strips d, d are applied connecting pins 6, which are provided at their outer ends with thumb-pieces e, disk-shaped collars 0 adjacent to the thumb-pieces, and

transverse pieces 6 at the inner ends, said pieces passing through slots 8 in metallic plates 6 attached to the windowcasing, so that the upper ends of the detachable guidestrips d, d can be quickly locked to the casing by passing the inner transverse pieces through the slots of the plates 0 and then turning the pins through an angle of 90, as shown-in Figs. 4 and 5. By turning the thumb-pins back again so as to bring the thumb-pieces into vertical position, the transverse piece c can readily pass through the slots 8 in the plates 6 for permitting the detaching of the guide-strips from or reattaching of the same to the casing The lower ends of the guide-strips (1, cl are provided with reinforcing metallic plates (l which extend into recesses (Z in the window- Slll, as shown in Fig. i, so that the guidestrips (Z, (Z can be readily detached whenever desired for cleaning the sashes, by simply releasing the thumb-pins from their upper ends and lifting the guide-strips, while placed in a slightly inclined position, out of the recesses in the sill.

The lower and upper sashes a and b are each connected by pivots f to the lower ends of slide-pieces i" which are connected at their upper ends with the usual sash cords or chains 7' that pass over pulleys at the upper end of the casing into the saslnboxes in the usual manner. The sashes are provided at their side-rails with projecting pins f which enter into recesses f of the slidepieces f, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3,

so that the sashes are held at two points on the slide-pieces, namely, by their lower pivot-pins and by the sidepins f in the recesses The sashes are moved with the side-piecesbetween the guide-strips when raised or lowered as required. To the upper meeting rail of the lower sash are applied at each side of the same slide-bolts g, which are guided in slotted casings 7 and operated by knobs g. The slide-bolts g serve for holding the lower sash in inwardly-inclined position by engaging sockets aranged in arc-shaped guide-strips g attached to the jambs of the window-casing 0, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The socketed plates 9 are concentric with the pivot-bolts f of the lower sash so as to permit the placing of the lower sash into inwardly-inclined position, and form thereby an open space between the upper end of the lower sash and the lower end of the upper sash through which the air may enter to the inside of the room for ventilation purposes, without rais- (iii lower ends of the slide-pieces f are provided with metallic reinforcing socketplates 7'* for the pivot-pins of the sashes, whereby the pivotal connection between the slide-pieces and the lower and upper sashes is rendered stronger and more durable.

l'Vhen it IS desired to clean the sashes at their inner surfaces, the intermediate and inner detachable portions of the guide-strips Z and (Z are removed and the lower sash then swung on its pivots into lowermost position, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the outer surface of its glass pane can be cleaned; the sash is then moved into vertical position again and the inner surface cleaned. lhe lower sash is then raised with its slide-pieces into uppermost position and the upper sash lowered with its slide-pieces into lowermost position and swung inwardly on its pivots, in the same manner as the lower sash before, then cleaned on the outer side of its pane, raised into upright position and cleaned at the inner surface of its pane, and then raised again with its slide-pieces into uppermost position, after which the lower detachable portions of the intermediate and inner guide-strips are replaced in position and locked to the casing by the thumb-pins engaging the slotted plates of the casing, as shown in Fig. 5. The lower 7 and upper sashes can be locked in closed position by means of any approved fastener for the meeting rails of the sashes. Owing to the facility by which the lower portions of the intermediate and inner guidestrips are removed, whereby the lower as well as the upper sash, one after the other, can be lowered into inwardly-extending position, the cleaning of the sashes can be accomplished from the inside of the room with great facility, and then the sashes returned into their proper positions. The detachable portions of the guide-strips are then replaced in position and the sashes raised and lowered in the usual manner.

By reinforcing the detachable guide-strips and the slide-pieces by means of metallic plates, to which the movable parts, thumbpins, pivots, etc, are applied, a very strong and permanent connection of the parts is obtained, so that the sashes can be operated for considerable length of time without getting out of order and requiring repairs.

1 claim:

The combination of a window casing provided with vertical guide strips having transverse recesses, slide pieces movable between said guide strips and provided with lateral slots near their upper ends, means for suspending said slide pieces, a sash, pivotal connections between said sash and said slide pieces at the lower ends thereof, and studs on said sash adapted to pass through said recesses in said guide strips into said lateral slots in said slide pieces when said slide pieces are in proper position for the opening of the sash and to engage said guide strips and hold the sash closed in other positions thereof.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, 1 have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses lnrm Gonrnn, Jenn Mormon, 

